Re: [ihc] Octane selection

[Steven Stegmann <steve.stegmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gasoline would be my choice.  The generators are
cheaper to buy, but won't put in the hours that a good
diesel would.  Figure how many hours you think you
might need it per year and buy enough quality for that
plus margin.  You can't afford something that can run
a month at a time.

Propane is really easy on the engines, exhaust smells
different, can't say about cost.  Probably more than
gasoline.

The main thing is to start it at least once per month
and let it run under load for 1/2 hour.

Steve

--- John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided> wrote:

> On Aug 15, 2004, at 5:21 PM, David Bongo wrote:
> 
> > Anyways, the station manager (a former Scout guy)
> told me that using
> > the premium gas would help preserve the exhaust
> system, among other
> > things.  Any truth to this?  Considering I'm
> (apparently) showing a
> > 13% increase on economy, and with gas costing
> almost $2/gallon, it's
> > probably worth it on that front alone.  Time will
> tell if that was
> > simply a fluke reading or something legit.
> 
> I use premium to control the dieseling, but I don't
> know whether it 
> affects gas mileage or not. My 33 gallon tank seems
> to have hidden 
> nooks and crannies where gasoline can hide, so my
> mileage fluctuates 
> too much to depend on any given number.
> 
> My advice would be to do what you've apparently
> decided to do, stay 
> with the premium as long as your gas mileage holds
> up. Typically, here, 
> premium costs about 10% more, but if that 10% gets
> you 13% ...... Well, 
> you've already figured that out.
> 
> Glad Charley didn't do more damage to you than to
> cut your electricity 
> for a while. I know nothing about home generating
> plants, but I know 
> that propane plants run more trouble-free than gas
> or diesel for those 
> utilities around here that have to have back up
> power.
> 
> John
> 
> John Hofstetter
> Ol' Saline
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs